Auxiliary toilet seat



Sept. 9, 1941. y J. H. RAsMussEN AUXILIARY TOIBET SEAIl Filed March so,1940 Patented Sept. 9, 1,941

UNITED ST TES MT eric 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in auxiliary toilet seats andmore particularly to a seat adapted to be removably and adjustablysecured to the conventional toilet seat for the purpose, chiey, ofaccommodating children. A further object is to provide an auxiliarytoilet seat of simple construction adapted to be so applied to theregular seat as to provide a seat opening of any size desired. When usedby a child over a considerable period of time the size of the seatopening may be slightly enlarged from time to time as may be founddesirable.

A further object is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat that isinexpensive to manufacture, neat in appearance, sanitary in use,durable, and one that a child may readily apply to or remove from theregular seat.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the seat showing itsapplication.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of Fig. l showing two positions of theseat.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view, inverted, of the seat.

Fig. 4 is a view of Fig. 3 in side elevation.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout.

The reference numeral I denotes a conventional toilet seat having thehinge 2 and formed with the opening 3, said opening 3 being here shownas substantially oval with the larger end toward the rear. The auxiliaryseat is formed of a fiat piece of material 4 such as wood, fibre orcomposition. The seat is substantially of rectangular shape but with alarge deep rounded recess 5 in its forward edge so that a pair of prongs6, 1 are formed upon opposite sides of said recess between the same andthe straight side edges 8, the rear edge 9 being preferably a straightedge also. The prongs 6, 1 and the corners I0 formed by the junction ofthe side and rear edges are preferably covered by tiny leather shieldsor protective tips I I, said prongs 6 and 1 being beveled.

The width of the auxiliary seat is preferably slightly greater than thelength thereof and in any event such width is great enough to span andoverlap the conventional seat opening 3. The top or face side of theauxiliary seat is preferably smooth as is the under side except that thelatter is formed with a pair of parallel spaced elongated grooves I2disposed at an oblique angle to one side edge and the rear edge of theseat, and alike pair of grooves I3 disposed at a like angle to theopposite side edge and rear edge thereof.

A resilient bracket of wire or like material substantially Z-shaped butbent to form parallel sides I4 and a closed end I5 has the spaced sidesforming its open end disposed movably in the grooves l2 or I3, theclosed end land the interv mediate or riser portion of said bracketdepending from the seat face, the closed bracket end being lspacedmaterially from the seat, the open end being secured in adjustedposition in said grooves by the butterfly or wing nut IB in engagementwith the screw I'I that extends through the seat, the head of said screwbeing countersunk if desired, in the opposite face of the seat. Snugfitting pieces of rubber tubing (not shown) may be applied to thebracket sides to provide or increase friction, with an object engaged.

To apply the auxiliary seat to the common seat I the rear edge 9 isdisposed toward the rear end of said seat with the auxiliary seatspanning the opening 3. The auxiliary seat is moved into such positionthat the closed ends of the brackets I4 will ride beneath the seat Ifrictionally engaging the lower face thereof, the space between theclosed ends of said brackets and the auxiliary seat being substantiallyequal to the thickness of the conventional seat at this point. Therecessed edge of the auxiliary seat is disposed toward the forward endof the seat I and the size of the exposed part of the opening in seat Iis diminished and is now deiinedby the wall of the recess 5 and the wallof the forward end of the seat l opening. To enlarge or diminish theopening exposure in the seat I the auxiliary seat is moved rearwardly orforwardly relative to said seat I.

What is claimed is:

An auxiliary toilet seat for removable and adjustable connection to aconventional toilet seat, said auxiliary seat being of lesser lengththan the toilet seat but of greater width than the opening therein andbeing superimposed upon said toilet seat to partially cover the openingtherein from the rear end forwardly, said auxiliary seat being formedwith a deep rounded recess cooperating with the forward end of thetoilet seat to define a seat opening, and Z-shaped brackets adjustablysecured each at one end to the auxiliary seat, the opposite ends of saidbrackets depending therebeneath to provide spaces of a depthsubstantially equal to the thickness of the toilet seat wherein tofrictionally receive the same and yeldingly retain the seats inadjustable relation.

JOHN I-I. RASMUSSEN.

